MCAS Cherry Point News

190228-M-MO237-0002.JPG - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) utilizes the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, to crane lift a space capsule for transport to a testing site Feb. 28, 2019. It was transported by NASA's B-377-SG/SGT Super Guppy Turbine cargo aircraft, used for hauling outsize cargo components. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Adams)

190228-M-AI083-006.JPG - Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point command staff, senior leaders and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society volunteers pose for a photo during a donation for the Active Duty Fund Drive at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 2019. The society provides financial assistance and education, as well as other programs and services, to members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members, widows, and survivors. The society also receives and manages donated funds to administer these programs and services. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason Jimenez)

190227-M-WM087-0046.JPG - Students at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) learn about various instruments in an AV-8B Harrier trainer at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. CNATT trains an average of 2,000 Marines annually to repair and maintain aircraft in the Marine Corps. In addition to attending classes, the Marines who are waiting to start class can also be found honing their skills in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program or volunteering in the local community. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andrew King)

190227-M-WM087-0028.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John B. York, center, an instructor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT), gives CNATT students a hands-on demonstration inside an AV-8B Harrier trainer at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 2019. As a CNATT instructor, York actively shapes the Corps’ newest Harrier technicians through classes, one-on-one mentorship and hands-on training in the various aspects and parts of the aircraft. Outside of his current duty as a CNATT instructor, York serves as an aircraft avionics technician for the AV-8B Harrier and previously served as a Marine recruiter with Recruiting Sub-Station Monroe, North Carolina, which is part of Recruiting Station Columbia, South Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Andrew King)

190227-M-WM087-0102.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Zachary R. Van Dusen, a Corporal’s Leadership Course (CLC) instructor, leads CLC students in a physical training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Feb. 25, 2019. While assigned the billet of CLC instructor, he said he is able to do what he is passionate about, helping Marines daily. As an instructor, Van Dusen has the opportunity to mold students in the course through various classes on leadership and helping push them during physical training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Andrew King)

190115-M-ST049-567.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriella M. Phillip poses for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Jan. 15, 2019. Phillip, 18, from Poughkeepsie, New York, is the first military member, let alone Marine, in her family. Phillip joined the Marine Corps on Nov. 27, 2017, and is currently serving as an administrative specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Cherry Point. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody H. Shepard)

181218-M-ZE543-0050.JPG - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Laura Thompson is an air traffic controller assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2019. According to Thompson, she joined the Marine Corps to broaden her horizons and shape herself into a more experienced individual. Thompson, 20, is from Nashville, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandra Amor Santos Arambulo)